There’s a lot of misconception around acceptance. I intend to help you guide towards the kind of acceptance that is crucial for waking up.
First let’s talk about what acceptance is not. By definition, acceptance is not resistance. That much is clear to everyone. What remains unknown to some is that- it’s okay to resist the external. It’s okay to dislike things, to try to change them, to wish for things to be better. If you find yourself inside a manhole, you don’t have to accept that fate. It’s okay to speak up if someone’s treating you poorly. It’s okay to set goals and work towards a different future.
Then what is acceptance? It’s the acceptance of the internal. It’s when you cease to resist what’s inside. Don’t even resist the resistance inside you. Welcome everything that is in you- now. You don’t have to accept how you felt yesterday or what you might think about tomorrow. Just let your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations flow- here and now. Observe without judgement.
You feel angry? You feel sad? There’s pain inside of you? There’s lust? An evil thought? Observe them. Let them flow.
It doesn’t mean you have to act on them. Your external reality, you actions- they are to be controlled.
You have to only accept what is inside.
RaihanRiad 